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Lake of the Isles Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Lake of the Isles around April 7 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 4 (2024). Latest: April 30 (2018).

Lake of the Isles ice-out dates, 1912–2026FebMarAprMay1912: April 81913: April 161914: April 101915: April 111916: April 141917: April 151918: April 51919: April 31920: April 11922: April 91923: April 191938: March 281944: April 121947: April 131948: April 71949: April 101950: April 201951: April 221952: April 171953: April 31954: April 71955: April 81956: April 141957: April 121958: April 31959: April 51960: April 111961: April 71962: April 201963: April 31964: April 121965: April 241966: March 231967: April 41968: March 291969: April 101970: April 121971: April 111972: April 161973: March 271974: April 171975: April 251976: March 301977: March 271978: April 81979: April 191980: April 81981: March 221982: April 161983: April 31984: April 91985: April 51987: March 161988: April 11989: April 141990: March 311991: April 41992: April 41993: April 141994: April 21995: March 311996: April 201997: April 51998: March 291999: April 12000: March 82001: April 142002: April 132003: April 12004: April 32005: April 52006: April 62007: March 282008: April 182009: March 312010: March 302013: April 282014: April 192015: March 302016: March 162018: April 302019: April 92020: March 282022: April 112023: April 142024: March 42025: March 25Usually Apr 72026: March 302026
April 7Usually around
March 4Earliest ever (2024)
April 30Latest ever (2018)
88Years of record (1912–2026)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

88 years on the books, 1912–2026. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2026March 30
2025March 25
2024March 4
2023April 14
2022April 11
2020March 28
2019April 9
2018April 30
2016March 16
2015March 30
2014April 19
2013April 28
2010March 30
2009March 31
2008April 18
2007March 28
2006April 6
2005April 5
2004April 3
2003April 1
2002April 13
2001April 14
2000March 8
1999April 1
1998March 29
1997April 5
1996April 20
1995March 31
1994April 2
1993April 14
1992April 4
1991April 4
1990March 31
1989April 14
1988April 1
1987March 16
1985April 5
1984April 9
1983April 3
1982April 16
1981March 22
1980April 8
1979April 19
1978April 8
1977March 27
1976March 30
1975April 25
1974April 17
1973March 27
1972April 16
1971April 11
1970April 12
1969April 10
1968March 29
1967April 4
1966March 23
1965April 24
1964April 12
1963April 3
1962April 20
1961April 7
1960April 11
1959April 5
1958April 3
1957April 12
1956April 14
1955April 8
1954April 7
1953April 3
1952April 17
1951April 22
1950April 20
1949April 10
1948April 7
1947April 13
1944April 12
1938March 28
1923April 19
1922April 9
1920April 1
1919April 3
1918April 5
1917April 15
1916April 14
1915April 11
1914April 10
1913April 16
1912April 8

When Lake of the Isles freezes over

Lake of the Isles usually freezes over around November 30 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 5 (1991–92). Latest: January 16 (2023–24).

November 30Usually freezes around
November 5 Earliest on record (1991–92)
January 16 Latest on record (2023–24)
59 Winters of record (1912–2026)

A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on November 30. Newest first.

WinterIce-in date
2025–26November 30
2023–24January 16
2022–23November 21
2017–18December 7
2008–09November 25
2007–08December 4
2005–06December 2
2004–05December 14
2003–04November 26
2002–03December 3
2001–02December 20
2000–01November 21
1999–00December 21
1998–99December 17
1997–98November 15
1996–97November 12
1995–96November 12
1994–95November 28
1993–94November 27
1992–93November 27
1991–92November 5
1990–91November 29
1989–90November 18
1988–89November 20
1987–88November 24
1984–85December 4
1983–84November 30
1982–83December 8
1975–76November 28
1973–74December 8
1970–71December 4
1969–70December 4
1968–69December 7
1967–68December 4
1966–67December 5
1965–66November 30
1964–65November 23
1963–64December 2
1962–63December 12
1961–62December 8
1960–61December 1
1959–60November 12
1958–59November 27
1957–58November 26
1956–57November 23
1955–56November 19
1954–55December 2
1953–54December 2
1952–53November 28
1951–52December 7
1950–51November 24
1949–50November 25
1948–49November 28
1947–48November 23
1946–47November 20
1915–16December 2
1914–15November 20
1913–14December 11
1912–13December 7

Records: Minnesota DNR ice-in records. Last checked August 2026.

Late ice is unpredictable — no date on this page says the ice is safe.

Records: Minnesota DNR ice-out records. Last checked August 2026.

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